Alien priory — Alien priories were certain religious establishments in England before 1414 in which the inmates had no voice in the appointment of their superiors, who were sent across the seas by the Norman abbots and who could be withdrawn at pleasure.They… … Wikipedia
Alien priory — A monastery or convent established in England yet subject to a mother house in another country, usually France. These were small establishments, sometimes with only two or three monks in residence. Their function was administrative, looking after … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Alien Priory — ♦ Monastic house or estate dependent upon or subordinate to a continental, usually a Norman, monastery. (Heath, Peter. Church and Realm, 1272 1461, 359) … Medieval glossary
Priory — Pri o*ry, n.; pl. {Priories}. [Cf. LL. prioria. See {Prior}, n.] A religious house presided over by a prior or prioress; sometimes an offshoot of, an subordinate to, an abbey, and called also {cell}, and {obedience}. See {Cell}, 2. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alien — {{11}}alien (adj.) mid 14c., strange, foreign, from O.Fr. alien alien, strange, foreign; an alien, stranger, foreigner, from L. alienus of or belonging to another, foreign, alien, strange, also, as a noun, a stranger, foreigner, adjectival form… … Etymology dictionary
Priory — A house of canons regular; a monastery ruled by a *prior or a *convent by a prioress. Cf. Alien priory … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Mount Grace Priory — House of Mount Grace of Ingelby Mount Grace Priory Monastery information Order Carthusian Established … Wikipedia
Newton Longville Priory — was an alien priory in Newton Longville, Buckinghamshire, England. It was established in the 1150s and was dissolved in 1441. Contents 1 History 2 Priors of Newton Longville 3 See also … Wikipedia
Folkestone Priory — was a pre Reformation Benedictine monastery at Folkestone in the English county of Kent. The priory church survives as the present parish church. It was the successor to Folkestone Abbey, an Anglo Saxon nunnery on a different site.First… … Wikipedia
Andover Priory — Infobox monastery name = Andover Priory caption = full = Priory of Andover other names = order = Benedictine established = post 1066 disestablished = 1414 mother = St. Florent, Saumur diocese = churches = St. Mary, Andover; Foxcote founder =… … Wikipedia
